kwinta

See also: kwintą

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin quīntā, from Latin quīntus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkfin.ta/

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• Rhymes: -inta
• Syllabification: kwin‧ta

Noun

kwinta f

1. (music) fifth (interval between one note and another, five notes higher in the scale)
2. (music) E-string (the thinnest string in the violin)
3. (fencing) quinte (fifth defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee height)
4. (horse racing) bet on the first five horses

Declension

Declension of kwinta

	singular	plural
nominative	kwinta	kwinty
genitive	kwinty	kwint
dative	kwincie	kwintom
accusative	kwintę	kwinty
instrumental	kwintą	kwintami
locative	kwincie	kwintach
vocative	kwinto	kwinty

Derived terms

verb

• spuszczać nos na kwintę impf

 

Further reading

• kwinta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• kwinta in Polish dictionaries at PWN